Flexible mifepristone and misoprostol administration interval for first-trimester medical termination

Contraception

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 269-274

  Wedisinghe, Lilantha ^a   Elsandabesee, Deya ^b  

^a GLASGOW ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b PRINCESS ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Medical abortion; Mifepristone; Misoprostol; Pregnancy termination; Time interval

Indexed keywords

MIFEPRISTONE; MISOPROSTOL;

CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG EFFICACY; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HUMAN; INDUCED ABORTION; META ANALYSIS; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

ABORTIFACIENT AGENTS; ABORTIFACIENT AGENTS, NONSTEROIDAL; ABORTIFACIENT AGENTS, STEROIDAL; ABORTION, INDUCED; ADMINISTRATION, INTRAVAGINAL; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; META-ANALYSIS AS TOPIC; MIFEPRISTONE; MISOPROSTOL; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, FIRST; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77949275802     PISSN: 00107824     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.contraception.2009.09.007     Document Type: Review

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